The Dismount: Week 2

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By Christina Marmet, Caroline Medley and Elizabeth Grimsley
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Things were right in the universe after week two of NCAA gymnastics. Georgia was out of the 193 dumps after a what we can only imagine was a stern talking to by Suzanne Yoculan, Stanford was still all over the place and we had just enough balance beam situations to feel like everything’s right with the world. But the worst thing to come out of the weekend was the unfortunate injury to Arkansas senior Amanda Wellick, who went down in warmups and did not compete. But that’s not all that happened as over 30 meets took place between Wednesday and Monday. So catch up on everything you might have missed.
No. 1 LSU at No. 4 Alabama
Full Results | LSU: 197.575 | Alabama: 197.100
VT: Gnat: 10.000 | UB: Winston: 9.950 | BB: Finnegan 9.925 | FX: Hambrick 9.950 | AA: Hambrick, Winston 39.600It’s never an easy win when walking into Tuscaloosa. However, LSU led from the start and never really gave up the lead. Proving the first week of competition wasn’t an anomaly, the Tigers posted yet another high 197 to hand Alabama its second loss in as many meets. Leading by just over half a point going into the

last rotation, things actually got interesting after beam stalwart Sydney Ewing fell on her tumbling series. But a strong performance from Ashleigh Gnat in the anchor spot (as fell as an imperfect perfect 10 earlier in the meet on vault) allowed the fall to be erased and LSU to take the W back to Baton Rouge. Apart from Gnat’s 10, the first of its kind in 2017, junior Myia Hambrick also had herself a day, winning floor with a 9.95, tying for the all around with a 39.600 with Alabama’s Kiana Winston and notching a strong 9.925 on vault for her full-twisting Yurchenko. Winston also won an individual event, claiming the bars title with a 9.95. Despite the loss, the Crimson Tide didn’t look far off from polished, still managing to post over a 197 for the effort in just the second meet of the new season.
No. 8 UCLA at No. 2 Oklahoma
Full Results | OU: 198.025 | UCLA: 196.825
VT: Capps, Nichols 9.925 | UB: Lee, Lehrmann, Nichols, Ross 9.925 | BB: Capps 9.975 | FX: Nichols 9.950 | AA: Nichols 39.750From some of the mistakes that happened throughout the meet, you might not have seen a 198 coming. But that it did as the Sooners were
the first to score the high mark this 2017 season. Freshman phenom Maggie Nichols continued to impress, sharing or out-right winning four of the five individual event titles, including the all around where she posted the highest four-event total in the country thus far. Capps also had herself a day, winning vault and beam, the latter which she did with a near-perfect 9.975. UCLA also had an impressive showing, totaling its highest team score of the season and nabbing some event wins as well — Peng-Peng Lee and Kyla Ross tied Nichols and Nicole Lehrmann for the bars title. While Oklahoma still showed room for improvement despite the high score, the Bruins showed they had more room to grow, counting a 9.475 on floor after both Stella Savvidou and Pua Hall both had mishaps.
No. 14 Kentucky at No. 3 Florida
Full Results | UF: 197.600 | UK: 196.950
VT: Slocum: 9.950 | UB: McMurtry: 9.950 | BB: Boren: 9.925 | FX: Dukes, Korth, Baker: 9.925 | AA: Korth, Baker: 39.575Florida easily won in its return to the newly renovated O’Dome, in front of the third-largest home-opener crowd in program history. The Gators tallies a 197.600 for one of the highest marks of the 2017 season so far. But the real story came from the other side of the mat. Kentucky may have taken the loss, but it also

tallied its highest team total in program history with a 196.950, backed by stellar newcomer Mollie Korth, who tied for the all-around title with Florida’s Kennedy Baker with a 39.575, also winning floor with a 9.925 and finishing second on beam. The WIldcats also got support from sophomores Sidney Dukes and Alex Hyland who each notched a score of 9.9 or higher to contribute to the history-making performance. For the Gators, it was business as usual. Alex McMurtry earned a 9.95 on bars and 9.925 on vault while junior transfer Rachel Slocum, who only competed in exhibition in week one, posted a 9.95 to win the vault title in her first competitive routine for Florida.
No. 5 Utah at No. 21 BYU
Full Results | Utah: 196.900 | BYU: 194.175
VT: Merrell, Skinner 9.900 | UB: Skinner 9.875 | BB: Skinner 9.875 | FX: Skinner 9.950 | AA: Skinner 39.600Utah continued to chug along to start the season, leaving Provo with the win in the rivalry meet between the two Utah teams. The Utes’ MyKayla Skinner continued to impress, winning ​the all around for the second time in as many tries, notching a 9.95 on floor and winning every event to highlight the competition. While there were still mistakes here and there, including a fall from senior Baely Rowe on floor and some more-than-tiny mistakes on all four pieces, Utah looks like one of the stronger teams in the country at this point in the season. Sophomore Sabrina Schwab was back into form on her signature event on floor, earning a 9.9 for her dramatic routine, and fellow classman MaKenna Merrell tallied a 9.9 on vault to aid the victory. BYU just didn’t stand a chance, but that’s not to say it didn’t bring anything to the meet. Its leotards were definitely a conversation piece and the floor choreography was unlike any other team’s.

No. 6 Missouri at No. 12 Arkansas
Full Results | Miz: 195.850 | Ark: 193.950
VT: Ward 9.925 | UB: Porter 9.825 | BB: Yamzon 9.850 | FX: Porter 9.875 | AA: Porter 39.175This competition was really two separate affairs. After a solid showing in week one, Arkansas came in with a chance to defend its place in the middle of the SEC and fight it out with Missouri for that in-conference ranking. However, a very bad, no good, terrible thing happened during warmups that changed the course of the competition and potentially the season. Senior leader Amanda Wellick was injured prior to the meet and did not compete, leaving the future of her season and even her gymnastics career in doubt. The Razorbacks didn’t take the setback well, counting two falls on bars, two scores in the 9.6s and nothing above 9.75 on their way to just

a 193.950 total. On the other hand, backed by the return of Morgan Porter from suspension, Missouri continued its strong start to 197, posting a 195.850 and sweeping all but one event title. Porter won the all around (39.175), bars (9.825) and floor (9.875) while Britney Ward claimed the vault title with a 9.925.
No. 6 Missouri, SEMO at No. 35 Lindenwood
Full Results | Miz: 196.225 | LU: 193.400 | SEMO: 190.650
VT: Porter 9.950 | UB: Porter 9.875 | BB: Ward 9.925 | FX: Harris 9.925 | AA: Porter 39.250The Tigers continued their dominant ways in 2017, winning the State of Missouri meet by nearly three points, scoring yet another 196 and posting a record-high vault total for the team, backed by Morgan Porter’s “perfect” 9.950. Porter also claimed the bars and all around titles

while Britney Ward won beam and Kennedi Harris won floor. Lindenwood also showed improvement from its first meet, upping its team total to a 193 on its quest to defend the national title it won in 2016.
No. 39 Arizona State, No. 46 TWU, No. 44 Air Force at No. 7 Denver
Full Results | Denver: 196.350 | ASU: 193.275 | TWU: 192.125 | Air Force: 189.900
VT: Ross 9.850 | UB: Ogden 9.875 | BB: Karr 9.900 | FX: Addison 9.925 | AA: Karr 39.425

Maddie Karr continued her stellar freshman campaign, winning the all around and beam with Nina McGee-level scores. Nikole Addison also showed she’s a viable replacement for McGee, scoring a high 9.925 on floor. And, slightly under the radar freshman Sam Ogden, a product of WOGA, also continued to quietly impress, winning bars with a 9.875.
No. 9 Oregon State at Seattle-Pacific
Full Results | OSU: 194.525 | SPU: 189.425
VT: McMillan 9.900 | UB: Aufiero, McMillan 9.775 | BB: Gardiner, Dessaints, Colussi-Pelaez 9.875 | FX: Gardiner, McMillan 9.825 | AA: McMillan 38.700It was an accomplishment Oregon State even got to break 194.0 after the start it had on bars, counting a fall and no score above 9.775. The troubles seemed to be remedied on vault and floor after strong performances that brought in totals of 49.49.075 and 48.875, respectively. But

having to count another fall on beam did the Beavers in and made them settle for just a mediocre 194.525. However, a slow start is to be expected with nine freshmen as well as others returning from injury. SPU had bright spots here and there as well, despite the loss and lower score. Freshman Darian Burns competed all four events in her collegiate debut, tallying a 9.725 on vault and 9.775 on beam for her efforts — each score was the team’s high on the event.
Cornell, North Carolina, Penn at No. 10 George Washington
Full Results | GWU: 195.225 | Penn: 193.275 | UNC: 192.300 | Cornell: 190.825
VT: Drouin-Allaire, Raineri 9.875 | UB: Levi 9.850 | BB: Winstanley, Zois 9.900 | FX: Lane 9.850 | AA: Lane 39.150George Washington continued to impress in its latest performance opportunity Saturday in a quad meet honoring the late Lindsey Ferris. The Colonials started the meet strong on vault and bars but the real success came on beam, where the team is now ranked fifth in the entire

country after two weeks of action. Jillian Winstanley and Alexandra Zois led the team with 9.9s while Lix Pfeiler and Sara Mermelstein backed it up with a pair of 9.875s. Cami Drouin-Allaire and Chelsea Raineri also won vault. The remaining teams put on a show as well, with University of Pennsylvania defeating North Carolina to place second overall. However, it wasn’t a complete loss for UNC despite the struggles on beam and floor as Morgan Lane picked up the win on floor and in the all around.
No. 11 Michigan, Washington, Kent State at No. 20 Ohio State
Full Results | Ohio State: 195.800 | UM: 195.725 | UW: 195.175 | KSU: 192.975
VT: Mattern, Karas 9.900 | UB: Stypinski 9.875 | BB: Goings 9.925 | FX: Artz 9.950 | AA: Stypinski 39.400No. 30 Georgia at No. 13 Auburn
Full Results | UGA: 196.800 | Aub: 196.075
VT: Johnson, Snead 9.875 | UB: Snead 9.900 | BB: Schick 9.900 | FX: Rott 9.950 | AA: Snead 39.450

​No. 15 N.C. State at No. 30 Georgia
Full Results | UGA: 196.875 | NCSU: 194.800
VT: Snead 9.950 | UB: Schick 9.925 | BB: Schick 9.925 | FX: Vega 9.925 | AA: Snead 39.400

No. 45 Bowling Green, No. 15 N.C. State at No. 40 Utah State
Full Results | USU: 195.400 | NCSU: 193.900 | BGSU: 193.275
VT: Heath 9.875 | UB: Fillard 9.875 | BB: Briones 9.875 | FX: Ward 9.825 | AA: Knight 39.025

No. 16 Northern Illinois at No.29 Ball State
Full Results | Ball State: 194.175 | NIU: 193.575
VT: Van Voorhis 9.825 | UB: Dowdell 9.850 | BB: Beckler 9.800 | FX: Beckler 9.850 | AA: Menizone 38.950

No. 17 Minnesota, No. 25 Arizona, Alaska at No. 26 Maryland
Full Results | Minn: 194.900 | Arizona: 193.225 | Maryland: 192.350 | Alaska: 188.175
VT: Williams 9.875 | UB: Spencer-Bearham, Farina 9.850 | BB: Gardner, Rahon 9.875 | FX: Abernathy 9.875 | AA: Gardner 39.175

No. 18 Penn State at Nebraska
Full Results | Neb: 195.700 | PSU: 192.900
VT: Houchin 9.900 | UB: Laeng, Crouse 9.925 | BB: Medvitz 9.900 | FX: Crouse 9.850 | AA: Laeng, Crouse 39.350

No. 19 West Virginia at No. 34 Pittsburgh
Full Results | Pitt: 194.025 | WVU: 193.875
VT: Muhammad, Koshinski 9.850 | UB: Dugan 9.850 | BB: Burak, Galpin, West 9.825 | FX: Pearson, Koshinski 9.875 | AA: Pearson 38.575

No. 37 Eastern Michigan, No. 33 Rutgers, No. 41 UIC at No. 22 Illinois
Full Results | Illinois: 195.900 | EMU: 194.725 | Rutgers: 191.125 | UIC: 190.850
VT: Leduc 9.850 | UB: Valentin 9.900 | BB: Leduc 9.925 | FX: Leduc 9.900 | AA: Leduc 39.425

California at No. 23 Iowa
Full Results | Cal: 195.550 | Iowa: 194.400
VT: Robinson 9.825 | UB: Metcalf 9.900 | BB: Palomares 9.875 | FX: Robinson, Williams, Kaji 9.825 | AA: Sullivan 38.275

No. 24 Michigan State at No. 23 Iowa
Full Results |  Iowa: 195.475 | MSU: 193.875
VT: Piorkowski, Drenth 9.850 | UB: Westney 9.900 | BB: Kaji, Metcalf 9.800 | FX: Frederick 9.875 | AA: Deans, Sullivan 39.050

No. 43 Bridgeport, No. 31 New Hampshire at Brown
Full Results | UB: 194.475 | UNH: 193.975 | Brown: 192.475
VT: Stewart, Tralli, Whittaker 9.775 | UB: Liautaud 9.800 | BB: Morant, Freehling 9.850 | FX: Comport 9.925 | AA: Morant 39.075

Boise State, Stanford, No. 42 Yale at UC Davis
Full Results | BSU: 195.300 | Stan: 193.800 | UCD: 193.275 | Yale: 188.900
VT: Cole 9.875 | UB: Mejia 9.900 | BB: Collantes, Means 9.850 | FX: Brown, 9.825 | AA: McGregor 39.000

San Jose State at Sacramento State
Full Results | Sac State: 194.400 | SJSU: 192.725
VT: Konner, Belkoff, Catour, Chan 9.775 | UB: Rice 9.825 | BB: Soliwoda 9.850 | FX: Catour 9.850 | AA: Soliwoda 39.100

No. 27 Towson, No. 53 UW-Oshkosh at No. 28 Iowa State
Full Results | ISU: 194.275 | Towson: 193.075 | UW-O: 184.025
VT: Sievers 9.800 | UB: Young 9.825 | BB: Sievers 9.775 | FX: Ledesma 9.925 | AA: Paz 38.975

Centenary, Illinois State, No. 38 Temple, No. 47 UW-Eau Claire
Full Results | Illinois State: 192.550 | Temple: 192.225 | Centenary: 186.300 | UW-Eau Claire: 185.950
VT: Mahgoub 9.825 | UB: Marema 9.800 | BB: LaRoche, Wiczkowski 9.700 | FX: Odom, LaRoche, Hirsch 9.750 | AA: LaRoche 38.925

Brockport, Ithaca, Springfield at Rhode Island College
Full Results | Brockport: 187.600 | Ithaca: 183.200 | Springfield: 183.050 | Rhode Island: 176.375
VT: Mager 9.550 | UB: Clemens 9.600 | BB: Bustamente-Nadeau, Sklenar 9.675 | FX: Kowalik, Sklenar 9.400 | AA: Clemens 37.575

No.35 Central Michigan at No. 32 Western Michigan
Full Results | CMU: 194.950 | WMU: 192.900
VT: Corbett 9.800 | UB: Kaplan 9.875 | BB: Clements 9.850 | FX: Plaksa 9.800 | AA: Pedrick 39.050

Cortland, West Chester at SCSU
Full Results | West Chester: 190.650 | SCSU: 188.650 | Cortland: 179.050
VT: Valentine 9.750 | UB: Valentine 9.650 | BB: Porat 9.825 | FX: Avendano 9.875 | AA: Valentine 38.875

Brockport at Cortland
Full Results | Brockport: 185.300 | Cortland: 183.750
VT: Filipski 9.700 | UB: Cobb 9.375 | BB: Bushart 9.425 | FX: Vasile 9.725 | AA: Filipski 35.950

Alaska at No. 48 William & Mary
Full Results | W&M: 191.325 | Alaska: 188.950
VT: O’Connor, Webber 9.750 | UB: Gironda, Caponi 9.800 | BB: Gironda, Alonso 9.700 | FX: Gironda 9.825 | AA: Gironda 38.700

West Chester at Ursinus
Full Results | WCU: 191.050 | Ursinus: 186.875
VT: Valentine 9.750 | UB: Valentine 9.600 | BB: Valentine 9.850 | FX: Valentine 9.900 | AA: Valentine 39.100

UW-Whitewater at UW-Stout
Full Results | UW-Whitewater: 187.950 | UW-Stout: 184.300
VT: Bugge 9.675 | UB: Nicholson 9.475 | BB: Pickett, O’Donnell 9.575 | FX: Jondahl 9.750 | AA: Jondahl 37.700

Gustavus Adolphus at Winona State
Full Results | WSU: 184.150 | Gustavus Adolphus: 182.400
VT: Kopp 9.400 | UB: Ardy 9.400 | BB: Kopp 9.525 | FX: Jackson 9.725 | AA: Jackson 37.650

Hamline at UW-La Crosse
Full Results | UW-La Crosse: 187.675 | Hamline: 182.950
VT: Reynolds, Ostrovsky 9.450 | UB: Ostrovsky 9.700 | BB: Blixt 9.625 | FX: Enright, Spitzmueller, Willett 9.550 | AA: Wiekamp 36.700

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